Jakarta Post articles from September 2006

Jakarta Post archives from September 2006

Rp 13 trillion earmarked for biofuel development.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The government is setting aside a total of Rp 13 trillion (US$1.4 billion) and nearly 500,000 hectares of land for the development of the country's...

'What we have done so far on bird flu may not be enough'.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The government has stepped up its fight against avian influenza with the launch of a mass vaccination campaign earlier this month. The executive...

House gives in to armored vehicle plan.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 2 After a lengthy and heated debate, the House of Representatives bowed to government pressure Monday to approve a plan to purchase 32 armored vehicles...

Five detained for vandalism in Atambua.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Belu Police have detained five people for alleged involvement in recent riots in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, where government buildings were damaged...

House angered by Lee's RI Chinese comments.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Angry lawmakers are demanding a public apology and explanation from Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew after he reportedly said the minority...

Kalla tells U.S. businesses to take a chance on RI.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Visiting Vice President Jusuf Kalla challenged U.S. corporations in Washington to invest in Indonesia on Monday, saying their commitment would yield...

Officers shut down sexy dance show.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Officials from the Jakarta Public Order Agency have forced an entertainment venue to halt a performance judged to be "lewd" After...

No night safari during fasting month.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 BOGOR: The Indonesia Safari Park in Cisarua announced Monday it was halting its weekend night safari during the fasting month The announcement...

Students protest defamation trial.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Dozens of students protested at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, demanding the release of a fellow student being tried for...

Agency signals end of road for trees on Jl. Thamrin.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The Jakarta Parks Agency plans to relocate 34 banyan trees and cut down mahogany trees along one of the city's main thoroughfares to make room for an...

Drug agency warns of 'toxic' cosmetics.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency is warning the public to beware when buying cheap imported cosmetics from China and Thailand because a number...

Pekojan: Old mosque survive the test of time.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 5 If one asked what is left of West Jakarta's old kampong, Pekojan, people would most likely come up with the same answer: mosques Since different...

Local treatment suggested for sewage.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 5 If nothing is done by 2014, Jakarta streets will be gridlocked in cars and the city's groundwater will be indistinguishable from raw sewage, experts...

A win for press freedom.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 6 A trial last week at the South Jakarta District Court passed largely unnoticed, although the court's decision indicated a seismic shift in the...

Litmus test for Thai military council: Leave the press alone.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 6 After weeks of rumors, it was not soldiers in the streets that signaled to Thais that a coup was finally underway. The uniform playing of royalist...

What we can learn from the Thai military coup.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 6 What would you do if in a democratic country, in the 21st century, the military launched a coup in order to oust a government that was becoming...

Bali 9 plight.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 7 I read, here in Australia, about Rush, a member of the Bali 9 drug smugglers, writing a letter complaining about the recent Indonesian court decision...

On 'Three 9/11s'.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Kudos to The Jakarta Post for publishing the article Three 9/11s -- Choose your own on Sept. 15 I am very glad P. Sainath has very correctly...

Not a natural disaster.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 7 In an article about the victims of the recent trash slide in East Jakarta, a lawyer for dump operator PT Patriot Bangkit Bekasi is quoted as saying,...

Global economic imbalances raise risks of hard landing.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The 2006 Global Meeting of the Emerging Markets Forum (EMF) here last week warned that the risks of a hard landing for the global economy had...

Amusement centers regulated in Ambon.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 8 AMBON, Maluku: The Ambon city administration has ordered bars, nightclubs and amusement centers in the city to temporarily close at the start of...

Forest fires down in West Java.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 8 BANDUNG: Fires in West Java have decimated at least 3,000 hectares of protected forested land during the first nine months of this year, the head of...

Bomb finding sparks panic.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 8 KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Residents of Lifuleu village were shocked Saturday evening when they realized a 9-year-old child had found an unexploded...

Lampung sees increase in number of TB cases.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 8 A health group in Lampung warned Monday there had been a significant increase in the number of tuberculosis cases in South Lampung regency South...

Residents of Medan protest blackouts during Ramadhan.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Muslims in Medan are blaming state power company PLN for recurring power cuts, which they say are disrupting special activities during the fasting...

Govt told to leave Taman Safari out of orangutan repatriation.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Four foreign non-governmental organizations specializing in wild animal protection have reportedly urged the Indonesian government to review the...

Minister admits graft in school aid.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo admitted Monday that irregularities occurred in the disbursement of this year's operational support fund for...

Jamsostek transfers union leaders out of Jakarta.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The management of state-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek has transferred two leaders of the Jamsostek Workers Union (SPJ) to far- flung branch...

Defamation law faces challenge.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: A political activist arrested for defaming President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono filed a request Monday for the Constitutional Court to review...

State to focus on vocational schools to cut joblessness.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 9 In anticipation of an increasing number of job seekers with high school diplomas, the government plans to build more vocational schools across the...

Govt to send street kids to school.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The government is initiating a program to send some 800,000 street children to school. Their parents, if they also live on the street, will be trained...

Bombers' plea for beheading refused.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh on Monday turned down a request by three 2002 Bali bombing convicts on death row to be decapitated...

'Criminals should suffer behind bars'.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The debate over capital punishment has heated up again following the executions of Fabianus Tibo, Marinus Riwu and Dominggus da Silva. Pro- democracy...

WB president visits Yogya quake victims.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 1 World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who is on a private trip to Yogyakarta, visited Siti Mulya village in Bantul on Monday to see first hand the...

Hizbollah's triumph over Israel shatters silence of Muslim world: Hamas.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 12 He has been described as one of the most wanted men in Lebanon and has been marked for assassination by Israel, but when he speaks, Usamah Hamdan...

PTDI signs contracts worth Rp 125.4 b.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 14 State-owned aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has signed three new contracts with the Defense Ministry for the supply of one aircraft and...

When Pertamina no longer holds monopoly.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 17 "Pertamina calls on you to become a Pertamina gas station owner as a token of participation in national development." You may be puzzled by this...

Second chance for governor wanna-be.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 In the face of continued protests, the local poll body has given Banten gubernatorial hopeful Irsyad Djuwaeli a second chance to pass a mandatory...

Green cars and fuel options.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 18 All cars need fuel to run but fossil-based fuels cause pollution, producing CO2 throught the combustion proces, which also causes global warming. And...

Garbage can be lucrative if handled properly.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 21 Although it is unsightly and smelly, garbage is not without its uses. Indeed, it can be a source of money and even help to conserve the environment...

Umar Hasan Saputra: Developing effective nutrients.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 24 Good news comes in a steady flow these days to Umar Hasan Saputra, 36, a man who has invented a technology that can produce essential nutrients...

Cars here, cars there, cars everywhere.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 18 Isn't it nice that every morning you have quality time with your family in your car? Isn't it fun to be able to chat while driving them to school or...

Agencies join forces against graft.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Three state agencies charged with combating corruption and money laundering signed agreements Monday to improve their coordination in the fight...

Jakarta to begin construction of low-cost apartments.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The city plans to begin construction of low-cost apartments in five locations on Oct. 5 even if the project's budget has not received presidential...

Bush sends Ramadhan message to Muslims.
September 26, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- PAGE 12 USA: U.S. President George W. Bush has sent greetings to Muslims observing Ramadhan in America and around the world "Ramadhan and the upcoming...

Big turnouts for burials of Poso 3.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Thousands of mourners attended Sunday's burial in Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi, of two of three Catholic men executed last week for leading...

RI loses to Kazakhs in Davis Cup.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Despite taking a 2-1 lead into the final day of competition, Indonesia's national tennis squad lost 2-3 Sunday in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in...

RI domestic affairs crucial to U.S. investors, Kalla says.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Vice President Jusuf Kalla has named domestic reform and stability as overriding factors for U.S. corporations to invest in Indonesia, warning that the...

Lovebirds Lin, Xie crowned at Madrid worlds.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 2 From 54 competing countries, two proved they were the best of all during the World Badminton Championships. From five finals, three were all-Chinese...

'We must tackle root problems to stop unemployment boom'.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 2 After almost two years in power, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his government have made little progress in their attempts to provide more...

Tangerang cut budget for family planning.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 4 TANGERANG: Criticizing the poor performance of its civil administration and family planning agency, the Tangerang Municipal Council decided last week...

Dispute holds up housing project.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 4 BEKASI: An ownership dispute over land allocated for the development of affordable apartments in Bekasi will most likely hamper the completion of the...

Course held to educate city motorcyclists.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Dicky began riding a motorcycle when he was a high school student. He driving skills improved over time through experience Like many motorcyclists...

'Fix the system before giving the death penalty'.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Unrest broke out in East Nusa Tenggara and West Timor shortly after the execution of three death row inmates Fabianus Tibo, Martinus Riwu and Dominggus...

UI to team with city to process waste.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The volume of garbage produced by Jakarta and the inadequate treatment of it has prompted the University of Indonesia in Depok to offer its assistance...

Pekojan: From lively kampong to sterile warehouses.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 5 For more than 400 years, the streets and houses of kampong Pekojan in West Jakarta have witnessed the struggles of migrants that has made Jakarta the...

Jakarta power failure.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Ridiculous! That's the most accurate word to hurl at state electricity company PLN for the power failure that hit the capital city of Jakarta last...

Respect those who don't fast during Ramadhan.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Though Islam spread without coercion and preaches tolerance, many people have the exact opposite impression of the religion's teachings as a result of...

Legally empower the poor, unlock human potential.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Last week, The Jakarta Post reported on the efforts of ojek drivers in Jakarta to become an official form of public transportation An executive of...

AGO's performance.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 7 A standoff between Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh and former Jakarta chief prosecutor Rusdi Taher took center stage a few weeks ago, when the...

Who's playing dumb?
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 7 I had to laugh when I opened the paper on Sept. 13 and read that the head of the drug division of Cipinang prison in East Jakarta announced the prison...

Media and projecting a self-image.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Recently at a Melbourne Writers' Festival session sponsored by the Melbourne chapter of PEN, panelist Emha Ainun Najib, spotting Indonesian Consul...

Bukaka to send some power to Central Sulawesi.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Private investment company PT Bukaka Hydropower has agreed to allot at least 30 percent of power generated by the Sulewana hydropower plant project,...

Supporters irked by medical failure.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Banten General Elections Commission (KPUD Banten) and the Banten chapter of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) are facing a wave of protests from...

10 illegal logging suspects arrested.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 8 JAMBI: The Jambi Police have arrested 10 people for their involvement in illegal logging in Jambi province They are being detained at the Jambi...

Candidates declare peaceful campaigns.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 8 YOGYAKARTA: Two pairs of candidates for the 2006 Yogyakarta mayoral elections have promised to hold peaceful campaigns this November Incumbent...

Malang land rapidly converted into sugarcane, official says.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The authorities in Malang are working to convert barren areas in the regency into sugarcane plantations in response to the rising demand of farmers to...

Road networks along eastern part of Sumatra in great disrepair.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Road networks between South Sumatra and Lampung are in such disrepair they are causing traffic jams along busy routes The potholed roads have...

Executions give RI law a bad name: Activists.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The executions of three Catholics convicted of leading a deadly attack on Muslims during sectarian strife in 2000 has further undermined public trust...

RI not ready for disasters: Experts.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Is Indonesia prepared to face natural disasters? Experts say no, even though the vast archipelagic country has suffered a series of catastrophes --...

Calls mount for Cabinet reshuffle.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Approaching the end of the government's second year in power, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is coming under pressure to reshuffle his Cabinet,...

Activists protest intimidation.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: Environmental activists are demanding the government do more to end the intimidation and violence against people who report illegal logging...

Finland on track leading European Union: Ambassador.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 10 It may be a small Northern European country of just 5.2 million people, but it is the present president of the powerful European Union (EU) ...

Hizbollah, Hamas join forces to fight common foe.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 11 In other parts of the world they may kill one another, but in the Middle East, the Shiite Hizbollah and the Sunni Hamas are united in the fight...

Doctor's cool treats salve for hard work.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 13 After spending seven hours in a Malang hospital emergency unit, what does a doctor do to wind down? If you are Dr. Lisa Setiawati, then you open a...

Support grows for TNI to vote in 2009.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Politicians from different political parties are supporting a move to allow Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel to exercise their voting rights in the...

Walhi appeals over environment trial.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The West Sumatra chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) plans to appeal the Padang District Court's decision refusing to hear its...

Daihatsu expanding production and distribution outlets.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Daihatsu, one of Indonesia's largest car makers, has made Indonesia its production base outside Japan. The automotive company has several plans for...

Windows Vista: An impressive package with 'rough edges'.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 18 Earlier this month, Microsoft finally released its long-awaited Windows Vista RC1 For those unfamiliar with the term, the RC nomenclature is short...

Childhood beauty revealed in a time long ago.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 19 American author Jesse Torrey once wrote, "If you wish to study men you must not neglect to mix with the society of children" Torrey was making...

Players need 'strong support team'.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 23 Sugiat may not be familiar to most badminton fans but whenever the national badminton squad competes, he goes too As a masseur, he is "invisible"...

Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudsjah: Making a sacrifice for jazz in Indonesia.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 24 It was only six years ago that Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudsjah gave up her notable career in music and education in Europe to face an uncertain future and...

Asian photographers showcase grim pictures of the continent.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 19 Poverty, disaster, drug abuse, trafficking, the struggles of daily life and identity problems. These are the issues raised by the hundreds of pictures...

Mexican guitarist Bibriesca to perform at playhouse.
September 25, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Mexican guitarist Fransisco Bibriesca will perform before the Jakarta public on Monday at Gedung Kesenian (GKJ), Central Jakarta, as part of the 8th...